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21 hours ago, Misscloud said:

No it’s not concurrently. There’s 16 months gap between I-130 and I-485. If u need to change ur address, do AR-11 online 

@Misscloud I have another question maybe you could help me with ? Since my application is AOS concurrent filing do you think both I-130 and I-485 will be processed together, even though we submitted my I-130 in August and it's at the Texas Service Centre . Processing time for that is 11.5 months and I'm already 11 months in . My local field office is 16 months ? is it possible the i-130 could be processed before they schedule me for interview?

10 minutes ago, Misscloud said:

In my case, the message always showed up since the beginning when I filed. ( can’t chance ) . It doesn’t mean anything. My I-130 wasn’t approved until 19 months later and I have to do something to make it happen ( the interview )

Was your case AOS concurrent filing as well?  We filled the i-130 online 11 months ago. I can't understand why we can't change the mailing or physical address 

My husband filed our i-130 online in August 21 , when we go to check his profile there is this message regarding changing addresses 

"you cannot edit your mailing address or physical address during this part of the adjudication process" 

Does this mean they are in the process of adjudicating the i-130?  when I check my online account for the i-485 , I can still edit my address 

can someone please advise ??? 

thanks

1 hour ago, Chancy said:

 

If the I-485 interview schedule comes before I-130 approval, the USCIS officer will adjudicate the I-130 and I-485 at the same time.  So while the I-485 approval depends on the I-130 approval, the I-485 interview schedule does not depend on it.

 

@Chancy do they usually  approve the two together or is it possible the I-130 will be approved before the scheduled interview? Texas takes 11.5 months , I'm currently 11th months in  since I filed my I-130 and my local field office takes 16 months for I-485 processing 

18 hours ago, TedsGirl said:

Not yet! Very, very thankful to have my EAD & SSN and have, since April. Also I do believe since we're AOS, the I-485 trumps the I-130. I hope someone corrects me if I'm wrong on that. I've always understood the process that way though🙂

 

Hope all is well with you while you wait. 

@TedsGirl all is well thank you , I hope you are well with you too. My EAD and AP was approved three weeks ago THANK GOODNESS. I was hoping my i-130 would be approved before the interview , but who knows. 

hello,

anyone got an i-130 approval out of Texas lately? my PD is 20 August 21 , looking the VisaJourney processing times, looks like Texas is processing  5 September 21 ? 11 months and counting 

2 minutes ago, lovinglive said:

Hmmm, yes that seems like a good idea.

 

Do you know whether the I-130 and I-485 packet need to be submitted simultaneously?  Or can there be a gap of a few days?

Yes there can be a gap , my online filing was 20 August and we mailed the rest in October , so no worries there 

2 minutes ago, lovinglive said:

Thank you MissCloud.

So I guess the receipt is generated immediately?

 

Considering all of the bona fide marriage documents it might be a lot easier to do online!

Yes, the receipt is generated immediately. We had a ton of evidence, it was much easier to just upload it all online 

On 6/29/2022 at 11:08 AM, lovinglive said:

Hello, 

 

Am wondering what advice people have on this as some forms, at least the I-130 can be e-filed, while the I-485 cannot.  Is it better to keep it all together in one packet and send it by mail?  Or does it make sense to file some part of it electronically?

 

Thanks in advance for any replies. 

We filled my I-130 online and uploaded all our evidence . It was just easier than printing everything out and mailing it off. We sent a copy of the receipt with the rest of my I-485 package .

21 hours ago, powerpuff said:

A lot of people do. USCIS announced a short while ago that they’re decoupling EADs and APs. 

do you know how long after the EAD is approved they will approve the AP?

My EAD was approved yesterday , but not my AP , anyone else have the same issue ? 

7 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

Is this a battle you want to die on? 
Ask your husband to stand up for you and stop being a baby. 

I told him that allowing his mother verbally abuse me is no different then her doing it , I'm his wife and I shouldn't have to put up with this . 

33 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

sorry,   but loosing a husband does not give anyone the right to verbally abuse another

she should be grateful your husband and her are helping her

 

basically ,  if your husband is not man enough to "very simply explain this to her"  and it is a simple statement of fact,   then explain to him,  the verbal abuse needs to stop

 

If it gets stronger or physical ,  u have the right to call 911 

the police can then explain it 

Thank you very much . 

10 hours ago, MarJhi said:

You have nothing to explain to her. Just because she is warped doesn't mean it is your responsibility to straighten her out. The husband needs to stand up to mommy and let her know that in YOUR home that she is the outsider. You two aren't living in her house, she is living in your house, so maybe she is the "illegal" in this scenario. 

She's certainly is the "illegal" I've have been more than respectful to her because I understand she lost her husband but that is no reason to be nasty to me 

8 hours ago, Bajinga said:

you have authorized stay with the AOS receipt till the adjudication. Since its your husband's house and you are on your property by law, she is not harboring anyone. you do not owe her an explanation, calling someone illegal just because she does not know is very rude and disrespectful. my suggestion would be to respectfully communicate to your husband and her that such language should never be used for you. otherwise its possible she could start calling you some other names once you convince her that you are in fact legal

Thank you so much . 

7 minutes ago, AW1704 said:

Make sure you keep those NOAs in a safe place. I wouldn’t like to think of her making life more difficult for you if she got her hands on them. 

I keep them with me all the time cause I never know when her nastiness is going to show up 

10 minutes ago, ROK2USA said:

Your husband should be the one managing his mother. 

1.) He should explain the immigration process to her. 

2.) He should be defending you when your mother-in-law is being nasty

3.) He should tell her to stop referring to you as "the illegal". 

 

I would not engage with the mother-in-law if I was you~ Just tell her "don't talk to me like that" and walk away. 

You probably aren't going to win her over... or change her mind and it shouldn't be your job. It is your husband's job. 

I've told him that , but he won't say anything to upset her because her husband past away 2 years ago and she had to move in with us, she uses that as a weapon against my husband, crying and making herself the victim when he confronts her and tells her to stop her #######. I have ignored it for as long as I can I don't speak to her unless I absolutely have to ,she told me I only married him for a green card and this is how she treats me in MY own house. 

1 minute ago, Rocio0010 said:

Call her out on her bs and ask her to point to a law that says that. But even then, explain to her that the NOA, while it does not grant you an immigrant benefit by itself, is your proof of authorized stay until your I-485 is adjudicated.

Im going to show her your reply , because she tells me to stop talking and that I "better not "get her into trouble. Horrible woman imagine reading to your daughter in law as "the illegal" than by her own name . Thank you for your reply 

So I have a really nasty mother in law who lives with my husband and I , who keeps referring to me as "the illegal" my husband and I filled my AOS and we have the receipts. Ive tried to explain to her that I have authorizated staff while our case is being adjudicated but she keeps saying stuff like she could go to prison for harbouring an illegal. Can someone please give me the right explanation so I can explain to her ? Thank you 

11 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

Along with the fingerprint check USCIS does the following for AOS and later for naturalization

 

The FBI conducts “name checks” on all applicants, and disseminates the information contained in the FBI’s files to USCIS in response to the name check requests. The FBI’s National Name Check Program (NNCP) includes a search against the FBI’s Universal Index (UNI), which contains personnel, administrative, applicant, and criminal files compiled for law enforcement purposes. The FBI disseminates the information contained in the FBI’s files to USCIS in response to the name check requests.

@Jeanne Adilthank you . What would cause a denial ? I have sister in law in prison and I've had to go through FBI checks before I could get on her visiting list and Ive passed all the checks. I'm frustrated at length of time . 

What security checks do USCIS run and how long does that usually take ? my PD is 12 October 21 no EAD as yet so I'm wondering if it's the background checks that are taking this long ? 

1 hour ago, powerpuff said:

~~ Duplicate thread removed. Please do not start multiple threads with same or related questions. Keep further discussion in this thread only ~~

 

 

8 months is the lower number of the processing range. You’re still within the processing time; if you scroll down you can input your receipt date. For your date, it shows that you can submit an inquiry on September 18, 2022. So the upper number of the range is 11 months.

 

There is no particular reason for a hold-up (there isn’t really a hold up as it’s within their processing time). It’s just that some people get faster workers who get to their case in a stack of cases quicker than other workers. Unfortunately, there is nothing to be done but wait. 

Thanks @powerpuff 

4 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

~~Duplicate threads merged.~~ 

 

I'm sorry this has been going on for sometime now.  

Yes at least a month 

On 4/17/2022 at 7:24 PM, TBoneTX said:

Thread is moved to the Site Discussion forum; this is an internal VJ issue.

This is now the 4th week I've received someone else's EAD estimate. This is seriously getting annoying, do I need to delete my account and open another in order to get this fixed ???? 

Just now, TBoneTX said:

I will report this to Captain Ewok.  He may take some time to respond.

Thank you 

1 minute ago, Timona said:

I submitted a report. Hopefully, you get sorted 

Thank you very much